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The new interlocking playing surface at Hadley's Park (Potomac, Maryland) Over the years the soft rubber safety surface began to deteriorate due to frequent and constant use. The most damaged areas were under the playground equipment (particularly the swings). Therefore, equipment was removed in order to keep up with safety regulations and ...
National Program for Playground Safety – U.S. clearinghouse for playground safety information; The Overprotected Kid – article about adventure playgrounds in The Atlantic; This new ‘risky’ playground is a work of art – and a place for kids to escape their mollycoddling parents (Sanné Mestrom, The Conversation, November 9, 2022)
The most frequent injury to children on playgrounds is a fracture of the upper limb resulting from falls from climbing apparatuses. [11] The second most common cause of injury to children on playgrounds is falls from slides. [11] Fall heights are the largest safety issue for most safety inspectors. [12]
Consumer Product Safety Commission "Public Playground Safety Checklist" provides an open forum for the development of high-quality, market-relevant international standards used around the world. The International Play Equipment Manufactures Association is a member-driven resource for information on safe playground equipment and surfacing.
The first superintendent of schools for the State of Maryland was authorized in 1865 by the General Assembly of Maryland under the third and revolutionary/radical Maryland Constitution of 1864 ratified briefly under the Unionist / Radical Republican Party then in power in the state and nationally during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and continuing into the post-war Reconstruction era of ...
Toy safety is the practice of ensuring that toys, especially those made for children, are safe, usually through the application of set safety standards. In many countries, commercial toys must be able to pass safety tests in order to be sold.
Airsoft is a sport in which players use airsoft guns to fire plastic projectiles at other players in order to eliminate them. Due to the often-realistic appearance of airsoft guns and their ability to fire projectiles at relatively high speeds, laws have been put in place in many countries to regulate both the sport of airsoft and the guns themselves.
For example, in case of a loud scene by a parent or an unarmed petty thief being chased by the police through the school playground, this flexible procedure allows school administrators the flexibility to implement a more limited lockdown while teaching in school continues, thus eliminating need for complete emergency lockdown, disruption and ...